55th Legislature Demographics, 1997 The following information was self-reported by legislators shortly before the 1997 legislative session, in response to a questionnaire from the Legislative Services Division. In some cases, legislators have indicated more than one response, resulting in a total of more than 150, which is the total number of legislators. Gender Gender
House
Senate
Total
Female 26
9
35
Male 74
41
115
Total 100
50
150
Age Age
House
Senate
Total
Under 25 1
0
1
25-34 3
0
3
35-44 16
6
22
45-54 30
19
49
55-64 32
14
46
65 or older 18
11
29
Total 100
50
150
Party Affiliation Political Party
House
Senate
Total
Democrat 35
16
51
Republican 65
34
99
Total 100
50
150
Occupation Occupation
House
Senate
Total
Agriculture 28
16
44
Business 37
9
46
Construction 5
3
8
Education 17
6
23
Government 2
3
5
Law 4
5
9
Medicine 4
2
6
Mining 1
1
2
Other 12
8
20
Total 110
53
163
Education Educational Level
House
Senate
Total
High school graduate 10
1
11
Some college 19
7
26
College degree 28
0
28
Some graduate work 7
0
7
Graduate degree 33
36
69
Other 3
6
9
Total 100
50
150
Race Race
House Senate Total American Indian 3
0
3
Asian 0
0
0
Black 0
0
0
Hispanic/Latino 0
0
0
White 98
50
148
Other 1
0
1
Total 102
50
152
Veteran Status Status
House
Senate
Total
Military veteran 31
15
46
Non-veteran 69
35
104
Total 100
50
150
